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Collection of Bringhurst Family Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-MSS-046
Overview
Contains the collected correspondence of the Bringhurst family, largely compiled by C. Marshall Taylor. It includes correspondence, 1780-1806, of Philadelphia Quaker businessman James Bringhurst and his letters received from John Murray of New York City. Bringhurst corresponded with family and prominent friends including John Dickinson, Job Scott, Nathan Hunt, James Pemberton, Jesse Kersey, Lindley Murray and Moses Brown. Of particular interest are descriptions of life in Philadelphia and...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1780 - 1811; 1780 - 1941
Mitchell Family letters
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-959
Overview
The papers of the Mitchell family, Quakers in 19th century Philadelphia.
Dates:
1830 - 1911
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- Bringhurst, James, 1730-1810 1
- Bringhurst, Joseph, 1733-1811 1
- Brown, Moses, 1738-1836 1
- Dickinson, John, 1732-1808 1
- Foulke, Elizabeth, 1758-1820 1
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- Murray, John, 1758-1819 1
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